Data Engineer- London

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking an experienced Data Engineer to work for our client within the retail sector. This is initially a 12 month contract with very good prospects to extend and will be a hybrid role that will be based in London.

We are seeking an experienced Data Engineer to join our team. This role requires strong foundational skills in data engineering with expertise in modern data pipeline development and cloud-based data infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes
• Develop and optimise data transformations using DBT and related tooling
• Implement data orchestration solutions to support business intelligence and analytics needs
• Work with streaming data platforms and real-time data integration
• Ensure data quality, security, and reliability through comprehensive testing frameworks
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver data solutions that meet business requirements

• Strong proficiency in Python and SQL (fundamental requirement)
• Experience with PySpark for large-scale data processing
• Hands-on experience with DBT and Jinja templating
• Proven track record building ETL/ELT processes, data pipelines, and orchestration workflows

Highly Desirable:

• AWS services: Glue, Workflows, Lambda, CodePipeline, ECS, S3
• Kafka and Kafka connectors for streaming data
• Snowflake data warehouse experience
• GitHub Actions & Workflows for CI/CD
• Experience with automation testing, security testing, data quality, and end-to-end testing
• Bash/Shell scripting capabilities

Nice to Have:

• Familiarity with Bosun or SonarQube

What We're Looking For:

We understand that no candidate will tick every box. We're primarily looking for someone with solid data engineering foundations, particularly strong SQL and Python skills, who is eager to work with modern data tools and cloud infrastructure

We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 3,500 Consultants. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index.

Diversity and Inclusion

FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.

Why join us

• Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
• Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
• Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
• Annual leave and work-place pension